This is a fabulous, large circa 1920 bronze bust of an Indian brave by Olympio Brindesi (1897-1965). The life size bust is marked: Olympio Brindesi – May 28, 1920. The authentic original bronze dates to circa 1920’s and comes from a prominent Western and Native American art collection. The measurements of this bronze bust are 18 1/4" x 18" x 9". Well kept sculpture in good condition. Olympio Brindesi was an Italian-American sculptor based in New York, known for his figurative sculpture of people and animals. Born in Abruzzi, Italy, he came to New York and studied at the Art Students League, the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, and with the sculptors Chester Beach and A.P. Proctor. Brindesi was a member of the Architectural League of New York, winning its Avery Prize in 1927, the American Federation of Arts, and the National Sculpture Society. He also exhibited his work at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Hispanic Society, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Rochester Memorial Art Gallery, and the 1939 New York World's Fair. He also held teaching positions between 1924 and 1931 at Cornell University, St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H., and Cooper Union. This sculpture was previously valued at $4,000.